April 1. My 87 year-old mother called my sister and told her they were turning her nursing
home into a rehab facility, which actually happened at the home she lived in before. Before
Diane could ask any questions, my mother told Diane there was nothing she could do, except
to move in with her and her husband. My sister's mind was moving so fast she couldn't catch
her breath, or give my mom one good reason this could not happen. Of course, she's thinking
of hundreds of reasons but she can't form the words to make any of them come out straight.
While my sister is picturing feeding her, bathing her and everything she would have to do on
any given day, my mother springs up with: "April Fools."
This was not the only practical joke mom played on an unsuspecting person. When I asked
her if she got any body really good on April 1st, she told me that when the aide came in to
check her vitals she played dead! Evidently, she was holding her breath for a good while but
eventually started laughing and gave up the joke.
At 1 p.m., on any given day, my mother cannot remember what she had for lunch an hour
before. She can pull out information from decades ago, but usually nothing from the
most recent past. So, we were not only amazed she played the jokes, but also remembered a few days later that she did it!
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